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New Delhi, March 30 Following reports that Pakistan was attempting to broker a truce between the United States and Iran amidst a month-long war in West Asia, Afghanistan appears to have increased its regional outreach amid its own armed conflict with Islamabad.During a discussion with Afghan...

March 29, New Delhi: Ukraine has agreed to cooperate on defense with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to both countries amid escalating regional tensions. Qatar's defense ministry said that Doha and Kyiv have signed a defense cooperation agreement...

New Delhi, March 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged all citizens to unite and overcome the "challenging" situation arising from the ongoing "fierce war" in West Asia.Addressing his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi also cautioned those who are politicizing the current...

Tehran, March 29 – Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its air defense systems struck a US F-16 Fighting Falcon and an MQ-9 Reaper drone within the country's southern airspace.In a statement released on its official news outlet, Sepah News, the IRGC said that the...

March 28, New Delhi – Tensions in West Asia continued to escalate on Saturday, a month into the ongoing conflict, with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group entering the war.The Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting military sites in southern Israel...

March 28, New Delhi – The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, held talks with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Abu Dhabi. The meeting focused on regional security and global stability.The leaders discussed security developments in the region...

Dhaka, March 27 – Although geographically distant, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has a direct impact on villages in Bangladesh, where millions of families depend on relatives working in the Gulf region. This has turned regional unrest into a household anxiety, according to a report...

Tehran, March 27 – Iran has issued an "ultimatum" to hotel owners in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, warning that hosting US military personnel could make their properties legitimate military targets, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.Fars reported that US forces have taken...

Abu Dhabi, March 26 – One Indian national was killed and another was injured after two people died and three were injured when debris from a ballistic missile fell in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday, following a successful interception by the country's air defense systems."As part...

Dubai, March 26 At least two people were killed and three were injured when debris from intercepted missiles fell on a street in Abu Dhabi, local media reported.UAE air defenses are regularly responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, as revealed by alerts posted by the United...

March 24, New Delhi – External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, hours after US President Donald Trump paused strikes on Iran’s power plants for five days.In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar said their detailed discussions focused on the...

Air India and Air India Express will operate 24 scheduled and special flights to and from West Asia today. The statement said that they will continue their regular services between Saudi Arabia's Jeddah and other destinations. A total of 10 flights will operate between India and Jeddah. Air...

New Delhi, March 23 The wealth of investors has eroded by a staggering ₹48.29 lakh crore since the start of the West Asia war on February 28, sending shockwaves across global markets and driving the BSE Sensex down by 10.56 per cent.Since the conflict began, the BSE benchmark Sensex has fallen...

New Delhi, March 23 – The ED has recovered assets worth nearly $5.6 billion, including those related to corruption cases, with a significant portion achieved in the past couple of years, Rahul Navin, director of the ED, said on Monday.Delivering the welcome address at the 12th Steering...

Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 30 scheduled and unscheduled flights to and from West Asia today, even though services on several routes remain limited. Both airlines will continue their scheduled operations to Jeddah, with a total of 10 flights between India and the...

New Delhi, March 23 Taking aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Monday questioned why the "self-proclaimed world leader" is not pushing forward the BRICS+ Summit that India is scheduled to host this year, in order to create a diplomatic initiative to address the crisis in West...

New Delhi, March 22 Air India and Air India Express will operate a total of 30 scheduled and unscheduled flights to and from West Asia on March 23, even as services on several routes remain limited, according to an official statement issued by the airline.Both carriers will continue their...

According to a report, Pakistan has remained silent despite Saudi Arabia facing repeated attacks from Iran, targeting key installations, including energy infrastructure, even though Islamabad has a "Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA)" with Riyadh.Despite receiving financial and...

Washington, March 22 – The Group of Seven (G7) nations strongly condemned Iran’s attacks on civilians and key infrastructure in multiple countries across the Middle East on Sunday, expressing firm support for regional partners facing what it termed “unjustifiable attacks.”In a joint statement...

Media outlets linked to Iran have claimed that missiles were fired towards the vicinity of Israel's Dimona and Negev nuclear research center, describing the strikes as retaliation for what they say were US-Israeli attacks on Iran's Bushehr and Natanz nuclear facilities. Israeli officials have...